Minnesota Permit Test Flashcards

201 cards from our Minnesota question bank. Read each question, decide on your answer, then tap “Show answer”. Cards you mark “Still learning” go to your review list and come back over the next week. When you know them, check yourself with the Minnesota mock test.

Cards 1-20 of 201

  1. Card 1: What is the blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign at a railroad crossing for?

    • Giving the crossing's speed limit
    • Marking a quiet zone for horns
    • Showing the train schedule
    • Giving a number to report problems

  2. Card 2: At a metered freeway on-ramp in Minnesota, how many cars may go each time the signal turns green?

    • Three cars
    • Two cars
    • All waiting cars
    • One car

  3. Card 3: What shape is a stop sign?

    • Pentagon (5-sided)
    • Octagon (8-sided)
    • Hexagon (6-sided)
    • Triangle (3-sided)

  4. Card 4: What color are warning signs?

    • Yellow or orange
    • Blue or green
    • White with black letters
    • Red

  5. Card 5: What does a triangular sign with a red border mean?

    • No entry
    • Yield the right of way
    • Stop for all cross traffic
    • Merging traffic ahead

  6. Card 6: A diamond-shaped orange sign indicates:

    • A work zone ahead
    • A slow-moving vehicle ahead
    • A yield ahead
    • A school zone

  7. Card 7: Green traffic signs provide:

    • Guide information (directions)
    • Warning information (hazards)
    • Service information (gas, food)
    • Regulatory information (laws)

  8. Card 8: What does a railroad advance warning sign look like?

    • A round yellow sign with an X and RR
    • A white X-shaped sign reading RAILROAD CROSSING
    • A red and white triangle reading RR
    • A yellow pentagon showing a train

  9. Card 9: A pentagon (5-sided) shaped sign is associated with:

    • Hospital zones
    • Construction areas
    • No-passing zones
    • School zones

  10. Card 10: A yellow pennant-shaped sign (a long triangle pointing sideways) posted on the left side of the road means:

    • No passing zone begins
    • Divided highway ahead
    • Passing lane ahead
    • Road narrows ahead

  11. Card 11: A small sign below a railroad crossbuck shows the number 2. What does it tell you?

    • Trains come through here about twice a day
    • Stop at least two car lengths from the rails
    • There are two sets of tracks at the crossing
    • The crossing is two miles down the road

  12. Card 12: What does a sign in the shape of an octagon always mean?

    • Wrong way
    • Yield
    • Do not enter
    • Stop

  13. Card 13: What does a downward-pointing triangle sign mean?

    • Merge
    • Do not enter
    • Yield
    • Stop ahead

  14. Card 14: A diamond-shaped sign is used to indicate:

    • A regulation you must obey
    • A route number for a highway
    • A warning of a hazard ahead
    • A recreation or park area

  15. Card 15: What color background is used for most warning signs?

    • White
    • Red
    • Purple
    • Yellow

  16. Card 16: What does an orange-colored sign indicate?

    • A work zone ahead
    • A railroad crossing ahead
    • A hospital zone ahead
    • A school zone ahead

  17. Card 17: A five-sided (pentagon) sign that points upward indicates:

    • A railroad crossing ahead
    • A school zone or crossing
    • A hospital zone ahead
    • A no-passing zone

  18. Card 18: A round (circular) sign indicates:

    • A stop ahead
    • A one-way street
    • A speed limit change
    • A railroad crossing

  19. Card 19: What does a yellow pennant-shaped sign (a sideways triangle pointing right) on the left side of the road mean?

    • No-passing zone begins
    • A sharp curve
    • Passing lane begins ahead
    • Merge ahead

  20. Card 20: Green guide signs are used to show:

    • Hazards on the road ahead
    • Locations of gas and food
    • Directions and distances
    • Parks and historic sites